Chinese compound words

火车 'fire - vehicle'

• train

• plane

• car

• boat

Answer explanation

Trains were traditionally fuelled by steam from a fire on board. Choo choo!

火山 'fire - mountain'

• volcano

• ocean

• forest

• fireman

袋鼠 'bag - rat'

• kangaroo

• bat

• cat

• panda

Answer explanation

🦘 looks like a large rat and carries its young in a pouch or 'bag'.

电脑 'electric - brain'

• robot

• anxiety

• computer

• power station

Answer explanation

💻

臭鼬 'stinky - weasel'

• ferret

• skunk

• meercat

• hamster

Answer explanation

🦨

凉鞋 'cool (temperature) - shoes'

• trainers

• barefeet

• sandals

• socks

人山人海 'people - mountain - people - sea'

• archaeologist

• backpacker

• China

• crowd

火鸡 'fire - chicken'

• turkey

• drumstick

• dragon

• swan

Answer explanation

🦃️

天鹅 'heaven - goose'

• turkey

• chicken

• dragon

• swan

Answer explanation

A heavenly 🦢

河马 'river - horse'

• buffalo

• hippo

• otter

• eel

Answer explanation

🦛